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"This was almost certainly an ointment made from amanita muscaria"

Puharich was always a crank..

His work makes the film "Men who stare at goats" look tame.

Topical application might induce some anti inflammation effects?

Unless Puharich was mixing it with DMSO..

To induce changes in consciousness it (normally)needs to be eaten.

And if eaten the side effects of consuming muscimol are pretty "nasty".

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